English-Finnish translations for circumlocutionary

• kiertelevä
• ympäripyöreä
  Hänen vastauksensa oli ympäripyöreä

Definition of circumlocutionary

• Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language
• Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points

Examples

• The old mans rambling yarn was circumlocutionary.

Related words

• circumlocution
• circumlocutory
• circumlunar